hoarding
1 Americannoun
-
the act of a person or animal that hoards.
Depression-era hoarding, when gold coins disappeared from circulation;
the hoarding of nuts by chipmunks.
-
hoardings, things that are hoarded.
noun
-
a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.
-
British. a billboard.
noun
-
Also called (esp US and Canadian): billboard. a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a road
-
a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site
Etymology
Origin of hoarding1
First recorded in 1585–95; hoard + -ing 1
Origin of hoarding2
First recorded in 1815–25; obsolete hoard (from Old French hourd(e) “palisade made of hurdles,” from Germanic; compare German Hürde “hurdle”) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As a sentimental person with a possible hoarding issue, for me, decluttering can feel devastating.
From MarketWatch
I’m not going to tell you to stop taking pictures, but I can help you minimize your digital hoarding.
Recycling has not been collected for more than a year, with residents taking to it to the tips themselves, organising with neighbours to do pick ups or simply hoarding it.
From BBC
Fifa stepped in to "develop young players, promote competitive balance and prevent hoarding", and enforced a limit of six players aged over 21 who could be loaned out.
From BBC
He started hoarding dollars soon after Argentina’s 2001 financial collapse, when the government froze bank deposits and blocked cash withdrawals.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
